Pen Party! Obsess with me and recommend writing & drawing implements..

I was going to suggest the G2, but it seems to already be on your radar screen. And for double the fun, make sure to do the easy DIY http://www.instructables.com/id/Save-%24200-in-2-minutes-and-have-the-worlds-best-wr/ and try out a Montblanc refill in one of those pens.

One comment on Sharpies, please don't use them for any purpose where the writing/drawing may be regularly exposed to even indirect UV light (such as a drawing that may be framed and hanging on a wall.) I work in a museum and we are always thinking about long term preservation about everything, including the inks we use, for obvious reasons, and are always in quest of ink with the best fade resistance. Sharpies, at least the black and red ones that we have tried, fade pretty easily. The Sakura Pigma Micron pens test well for permanence. You can also try out any of the pens in the Uni-ball line where the ink is identified as "http://www.uniball-na.com/main.taf?p=9". Believe it or not, for everyday writing I quite like thesehttp://www.ontimesupplies.com/office-supplies/writing-and-correction-supplies/pens/skugroup_28719.html#5060694.

I like the Uni-ball Signo RT UM-138 0.38 mm retractable pen in blue-black for writing.

OK, that Mont Blanc hack just made me 100 pounds of happy. Thank you, thank you, thank you...

I sort of went on a pen-buying extravaganza this morning, and I'm pretty happy with the sticks I came home with. They're all stainless-steel Zebras, and given your statements regarding the F-301 above I'll go ahead and report on 'em for you: The F-301 – a long-time favorite, I picked up a four pack with two blacks, a blue, and a red included. I agree totally with your assessment of this pen; the body, clip, and click action are all excellent, and the ink is... meh. These are my 'hand to someone to sign something' pen. The G-301 – Hoo boy, this is EXACTLY LIKE the F-301 except it has super-smooth, slightly smeary gel ink instead of the bog-standard F-series ink. It takes a totally different ink cartridge, so even though the outside of the pen is nearly identical to the F-301 (save the branding/decals) you can't get the G series gel cartridges and put them in your F body. I don't think you can, at least. The springs are on opposite ends of the pen, so... This pen will easily replace my fetish for the G2. If you wanted your F-301 with better/different ink, this is the pen for you. The F-701 – This is my new favorite pen. It's much weightier than the 301 with no plastic on the body except for a bit around the click action. The clip is slightly different too, attached by a ring to the body of the pen instead of sliding into a plastic component. It uses the same meh F series ink, but the delivery seems smoother somehow. Maybe it's just my biased love for the body of this pen. It feels machined and hefty and permanent, but is cheap enough that I won't cry when it's gone.

http://ask.metafilter.com/179433/Pen-Party-Obsess-with-me-and-recommend-writing-and-drawing-implements#2581515: "15OK, that Mont Blanc hack just made me 100 pounds of happy. Thank you, thank you, thank you.." Just FYI: if you're going to do the Mont Blanc hack to the Pilot G2, be aware that the Mont Blanc refill will dry out if you don't find a way to keep the pen capped. (at least, that was my experience.)

Well you said no fountain pens, that's all I use. However, do try this website for shopping, they have some fantastic pens that aren't readily avaible in stores state-side. http://www.jetpens.com/

Yeah, for writing, I'll pretty much only use the Uni-ball Signo line.

I don't draw, but my absolute favorite pen for writing is the uni-ball jetstream 1.0mm - I'm a big fan of the http://officesupplygeek.com/pen-review/gel-pens/uniball-jetstream-rt-1mm-retractable-roller-ball/ in particular. It is thicker than the others you mention, and I don't like the 0.5 and 0.7 versions as much - I think the flow and inkiness is better on the 1.0. I have to be careful to get them back from people I lend them to - I get comments on how nice they are to write with and I've converted several people. But they're definitely for regular note-taking/writing, not for anything micro-level (like my friend who used to save paper by taking two lines of notes to each college-ruled blank).